Once again, I find myself terribly behind with showing my latest customs work!  The good news is the reason I am so behind is that I have been so busy knitting!  The jobs are very steady right now and that is a very good thing.  I have enough yarn waiting in the wings to keep me busy for a long time to come:

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See what I mean? So let’s get caught up, shall we?  I have a lot to share!

Elsbeth Longies

Kirsty Ruffle Longies

Isolde ruffle longies

First off, we have a trio of wee bitty small longies with ruffles on the cuffs for a sweet mama who contacted me on Etsy to do the job.  She’s expecting a baby (she may have had it by now!) and wanted some wool, including a pair for the cherub to wear home from the hospital (the pink and brown pair above).   I ordered the yarn from TIG (Three Irish Girls) on her request and though it did take a while to get the yarn in hand, I was able to knock out the longies quickly and in time to get them to her.  They were all on Carys BFL yarn (with coordinating Cascade 220 trim) in the colorways Elsbeth, Kirsty and Isolde.  Very pretty yarn!  I can’t wait to work with more TIG yarn in the future!

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Next up is the second skirt for a sweet mama.  It was knit with Western Sky Knits “Saltwater Taffy – Kettle Dyed Variation” on their Rodeo BFL yarn, with coordinating trim in a peachy-pink color.  This was a fun yarn to knit with as the color repeats were so random and small.   You never knew how the finished product was going to look!  It is very soft and just adorable.  Kile was going to crochet a fancy edge on, but we ran out of yarn.  Nuts!

Purplish Pinkish Shorties

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These next two projects were fun because it was the first time I had worked with my friend Kira’s dyed yarn AND the first time I had worked with the Cestari Superfine Merino I have heard so much about.  Both of these colorways were custom ordered by another lovely lady.  The first pair (on top) was purple, pink, yellow and green.  Very pastel and very pretty!  The second pair is called “Fairy Catmother”, named after a Goodmama diaper of the same name.  The yarn came out PERFECT and knitted up perfect too!  I was also trying a new pattern with this pair and really like it!  I added a row of trim to the top of the waistband and the cuff of the capri ruffles and it came out really sharp.

Oh The Thinks You Can Think shorties

Lastly, I have a sweet pair of shorts for the gal I did my first custom job for several months ago.  There was some drama regarding the yarn and I offered up this yarn in lieu of the intended yarn.  It is Yarnoodles “Oh The Thinks You Can Think” colorway on Organic Worsted Merino with coordinating red trim.  I bought it because I just love Yarnoodles yarn and how it is so wonderfully pool-resistant.  It didn’t let me down here, either!  I hope the new mama loves them as much as I do.  I think they came out just gorgeous.

And now I am caught up!  On the needles: another skirty!  This time on Blackberry Ridge Merino, which I haven’t tried yet am interested to see how it turns out.  I think I’ll be busy for a good while yet!